Curved Laminations

These laminations were pre-bent using some heat so I wasn't trying to have to much resistance    when I laid the laminations around the former. This worked really well.....thank goodness. I also fixed the laminations to the former at the base to get more purchase, making sure they didn't move when tightening the tension strap. 

We also had the thicker end of the laminations being bent around the tighter curve, which didn't help.

Once we got the process sorted out, it wasn't to bad.